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Stasis Cell

Enchantment — Aura4 generic manaBlue mana

Most auras that freeze a creature are permanent commitments: they pin one threat and stay there, so a single bounce spell or sacrifice outlet undoes the whole investment. The fix this one carries is built into its own text. The activated ability lets the enchantment walk: once it resolves, you are no longer married to the first target, and for 3 generic manaBlue mana you can move it to whatever becomes the most dangerous creature on the other side, or shift it off a creature about to eat a removal spell so the lock survives. Because that ability has no timing restriction, it works at instant speed; the relocation can happen on an opponent's turn, in response to an attack declaration or a flicker, which is what separates a repositionable lock from a static one. The effect itself is restrained: it does not tap the creature down, it only denies the untap step, so a creature that is already untapped keeps blocking until it taps to attack and then stays tapped. The price pays for the flexibility. Five mana to deploy and four more for every relocation keeps the card from competing with cheaper removal that simply kills the thing. What the design answers is the old fragility of permanent disablers like Pacifism or Paralyze, which blank the moment their one target leaves the battlefield. By letting the aura chase, it trades raw efficiency for relevance across a long game.

Stasis Cell (rav)
RAV · #66common
Pricing
Normal: $0.14
Foil: $0.21
Oracle Text

Rules text

Enchant creature Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its controller's untap step. 3 generic manaBlue mana: Attach this Aura to target creature.
Legalities

Format Status

Standard
N/A
Pioneer
N/A
Modern
Legal
Legacy
Legal
Vintage
Legal
Commander
Legal
Pauper
Legal
Brawl
N/A
Historic
N/A
Alchemy
N/A
Timeless
N/A
Standard Brawl
N/A
More formats
Old School
N/A
Premodern
N/A
PreDH
Legal
Pauper Commander
Legal
Oathbreaker
Legal
Gladiator
N/A
Penny Dreadful
Legal
Duel Commander
Legal
Future Standard
N/A
COMPETITIVEBRAWL
N/A
TLR
N/A
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